Siwan District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Bihar) - Census 2011

Siwan
district of Bihar has total population of
3,330,464
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
1,675,090
are males while
1,655,374
are females. In 2011 there were total
535,661
families residing in Siwan district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Siwan district is
988.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
5.5%
people lives in Urban areas while
94.5%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.9% while that in the rural areas is 68.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Siwan district is 917 while that of Rural areas is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Siwan
district is 551418 which is
17%
of the total population. There are 284188 male children
and 267230 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Siwan is
940
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Siwan district.

The total literacy rate of
Siwan district is
69.45%. The male literacy rate is 66.62% and the female
literacy rate is 49.19% in Siwan district.

Population

3,330,464

Literacy

69.45%

Sex Ratio

988

To facilitate the administration, Siwan district is further
divided into
19
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Siwan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Siwan district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

551,418

284,188

267,230

Literacy

69.45%

66.62%

49.19%

Scheduled Caste

386,685

195,965

190,720

Scheduled Tribe

87,000

43,472

43,528

Illiterate

1,400,289

559,184

841,105

Caste-wise Population - Siwan district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
11.6%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
2.6%
of total population in Siwan district of Bihar.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

386,685

195,965

190,720

Schedule Tribe

87,000

43,472

43,528

Religion-wise Population - Siwan district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

2,712,635

(81.45%)

1,365,234

1,347,401

Muslim

608,282

(18.26%)

305,060

303,222

Christian

2,618

(0.08%)

1,332

1,286

Sikh

369

(0.01%)

180

189

Buddhist

407

(0.01%)

218

189

Jain

359

(0.01%)

182

177

Other Religion

86

(0%)

44

42

No Religion Specified

5,708

(0.17%)

2,840

2,868

Literacy Rate - Siwan district

The total literacy rate of
Siwan district was 69.45% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total
1,930,175 literates,
males were 1,115,906 while females were 814,269.
Also the male literacy rate was 80.23% and the female
literacy rate was 58.66% in Siwan district.

Siwan district

Bihar

Female

58.66%

51.5%

Male

80.23%

71.2%

Total

69.45%

61.8%

Sex Ratio - Siwan district

The Sex Ratio of Siwan district is
988
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
988
females in Siwan district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
940
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
988
) of Siwan district.

Population Density - Siwan district

The total area of Siwan district is
2,219 km2.
Thus the density of Siwan district is
1,501
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
27
sq. km. area is under urban region while
2,192
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Siwan district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Siwan, 5.49% people lived in urban regions
while 94.51% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 182,913 out of which 95,405 were males while remaining 87,508 were females.
In rural areas of Siwan, male population was 1,579,685
while female population was 1,567,866.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Siwan was 917 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Siwan was 904
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Siwan were 25,458 which is 13.92% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Siwan was 993 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Siwan was 942 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Siwan for urban regions was 77.93 percent in which
males were 84.1% literate while female literacy stood at
71.22%. The total literate
population of Siwan was 1,930,175. Similarly in rural areas of Siwan, the
average literacy rate was 68.95 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 79.99% and
57.94% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Siwan were 1,807,466.

Rural

Urban

Population %

94.51%

5.49%

Total population

3,147,551

182,913

Male population

1,579,685

95,405

Female population

1,567,866

87,508

Sex ratio

993

917

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

942

904

Child population

525,960

25,458

Literates

1,807,466

122,709

Average literacy

68.95%

77.93%

Male literacy

79.99%

84.1%

Female literacy

57.94%

71.22%

Child Population - Siwan district

According to Census 2011, there were
551,418
children between age 0 to 6 years in Siwan district. Out of
which
284,188
were male while
267,230
were female.

Working Population - Siwan district

In Siwan district out of total population, 932,416 were
engaged in work activities. 49.6% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 50.4% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 932,416 workers
engaged in Main Work, 164,947 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 112,244 were Agricultural labourer.